System of implantable devices for monitoring and/or affecting body parameters

摘要

This invention is a system for monitoring and/or affecting parameters of a patient's body, more particularly comprised of a system control unit (SCU) (302), and one or more other devices (100), ie. within the envelope defined by the patient's skin. Each such implanted device is configured to be monitored and/or controlled by the SCU via a wireless communication channel. The SCU comprises a programmable unit capable of transmitting commands to at least some of a plurality of implanted devices, and receiving data signal from at least some of those implanted devices. The system operates in closed loop fashion whereby the commands transmitted (314) by the SCU are dependent on the content of the data signals received (306) by the SCU. Wireless communication between the SCU and the implanted devices is implemented via a modulated sound signal, AC magnetic field, RF signal, or electrical conduction.